Middle East Environmental Issues Test

Electricity generated by flowing water

• irrigation

• desalinization

• industrial

• hydroelectric

Of, relating to, or resulting from industry

• hydroelectric

• desalinization

• industrial

• irrigation

Water that contains poisonous inorganic and/or organic toxins is called contaminated water.

• True

• False

Supplying land with water through a network of canals

• per capita

• irrigation

• petroleum

• reservoir

For each person

• per capita

• irrigation

• petroleum

• reservoir

liquid fossil fuel; oil

• per capita

• irrigation

• petroleum

• reservoir

A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply

• per capita

• irrigation

• petroleum

• reservoir

A process of removing salt from ocean water

• irrigation

• industrial

• desalinization

• hydroelectric

A body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater

• aquifer

• scarcity

• reservoir

• irrigation

A situation in which unlimited wants exceed the limited resources available to fulfill those wants

• aquifer

• scarcity

• reservoir

• irrigation